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Chapter 3<br />

mechanical way, by safety) on the way of the carriage in or<strong>de</strong>r to stop it, which passes<br />

from 0 to 40 km/h and then from 40 km/h to 0. Everything will take 60 ms, which<br />

exp<strong>la</strong>ins the 5 meters length of the machine.<br />

Diagnostic systems of RCM<br />

tel-00623090, version 1 - 13 Sep 2011<br />

The RCM is equipped with various means of measurement: a <strong>la</strong>ser sensor to measure<br />

disp<strong>la</strong>cement, inductive sensors positioned along the axis of the piston to start the<br />

optical instrumentation and to generate the spark, a sensor to measure the dynamic<br />

pressure in the <strong>combustion</strong> chamber, as well as a thermocouple used during special<br />

tests where the chamber is heated, and controlled in temperature. The chamber is<br />

equipped with valves inten<strong>de</strong>d for the draining and filling of gas mixtures, as well as a<br />

secondary cylin<strong>de</strong>r to create controlled aerodynamic effects representative of those<br />

found in engines (swirl movement, tumble or homogeneous turbulence).<br />

Acquisition and control<br />

The RCM control is managed by a PC. The measuring signs (pressure, piston position,<br />

wall temperature, heat flux, etc.) are registered simultaneously by a data acquisition<br />

(National Instrument 6259) and integrated in the interface. Also some RCM controlling<br />

parameters (brakes pressure, hydraulic pressure, piston position, contact cam/lever,<br />

etc.) are taking into account for security reasons. The interface also controls the signals<br />

of the <strong>la</strong>sers and camera.<br />

Pressure measurement<br />

Pressure is measured by a piezoelectric sensor Kistler 601A coupled with an amplifier<br />

Kistler 5011B10. This system allows the dynamic measuring of pressure during<br />

compression, <strong>combustion</strong> and expansion. The theoretical precision is about ±1 bar<br />

before a significant heat release occurs and ±1.5 bar during and after the ignition.<br />

These values inclu<strong>de</strong> sensor non-linearity error (±0.75 bar) and amplification error.<br />

Coupled with an amplifier this measuring system allows registering frequencies higher<br />

than 100 kHz in agreement with the used samples.<br />

3.2. Combustion diagnostics<br />

Combustion diagnostics used in this work are pressure measurements used for the<br />

<strong>de</strong>termination of the f<strong>la</strong>mmability limits and burning velocity at constant volume,<br />

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